- An unknown gas has put six people in hospital after a Jetstar flight from Cairns
- The flight arrived at Gold Coast Airport and all six crew members felt nauseous
- The six crew were the only people on board and were rushed to hospital
An unknown gas at an airport has left six Jetstar crew members in hospital after they inhaled fumes.
The mysterious leak happened about 1.40pm on Wednesday on board a Jetstar plane at Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the two pilots and four cabin crew staff who had inhaled the fumes were rushed to Tweed Heads Hospital.
An unknown gas at an airport has left six Jetstar crew members in hospital after they inhaled fumes
They were all suffering from similar symptoms including dizziness, light-headedness and nausea.
‘They are all in a stable condition but the fume was unknown,’ the ambulance spokeswoman said.
The flight came in to the Gold Coast from Cairns according to Nine News.
It is understood the plane landed at Coolangatta with no issues, and there were no passengers on the plane at the time the fumes were inhaled.
The mysterious leak happened about 1.40pm on Wednesday on board a Jetstar plane at Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta
The crew members made it inside the hospital where they were attended to by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
They were taken to Tweed Heads Hospital as a precaution.
Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman Harry Beyne said the crew members were ‘all walking and talking’.
‘It’s just a bit abnormal that all the crew were starting to experience some nausea.’
They were taken to Tweed Heads Hospital as a precaution